Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-01

TO- Fast Il -" rNt h"""
I'm, tba,rhe Liue will Come snto the
Ctty.-Cot. MeWhOrter's Views.
"You have a good healthy town here,
lots of business, and can 'lnttfnlly say
that we are well pleased with your city
and well pleased with your people. said
G., p, ". McWhurten, vice president
and general manager ii The Chicago
East & West road TO an ARGUS reporter
last evening. Things look very favor
able" he continued in reSpon-" to an IN
nuirv from the scribe. land if thr people
of Rock Island do as they are dl' posed to.
YOU can safely put it down that the ROAD
will come To Rock Island. About getting
into the city, Well, don't believe there
will be any trouble on that score. | was
ont along Rock river this afternoon. and
further than to state that AIN very much
pleased and that the prospects for pleas,
ant relations between the people Of Rock
Island and our road are very favorable, |
haze nothing to say now. No, We have
no statements to make concerning our
backing. We are closely allied with
some of the best corporations in the
country, and are not going into this deal
blindly"
Col, McWhorter, who remained in the
city after the return of his colleagues,
Messrs. Jackson and Casselberry. spent
all day yesterday inspecting the country
adjacent to Rock Island. went over to
Davenport last evening, dined with a
friend, and this morning went 10 Musca>
tine again. This afternoon he returned
10 Rock Island and will meet several
members of the Business Mems associs-
lion at the Harper house this evening
before leaving for Chicago on the late
train. Col. McWhorter has been notified
of meeting of the directors of the Chi
cago, East & West road at Chicago
Thursday, to consider the issuance of
stock and bonds of the company, matters
pertaining to the location, etc. Col. Nc
Wh0rter will then make his report of his
observations in this vicinity, and action
will be taken in reference to the location
of the line through Rock Island,
There is every reason still to believe
that the Chicago, East & West road is a
western extension of the Pennsylvania
Central. J. R. Casselbury, who was
here Saturday, was at one time pre- sident
of one of tine Pennsylvania lines, and is
now chairman of the executive commits
tee Of the Chicago, East & West. The
secretary and treasurer of the latter road,
and the one in which Rock Island is
now interested, is Mr.. W. B. C0rneau,
who has been for number of years
treasurer of the Wabash railway Mr..
Stockton has been for thirty years geneT-
al manager Of the Empire freight line of
the Pennsylvania company, and MIR
Willard, president of this new road, has
been for twenty years associated as attor-
ney of the Pennsylvania road. Col. Mc>
Whorter secured the right of way into
Chicago for the Wabash road, and Mr..
Jackson was at the same time an ehgin-
eer of the same system. Mr.. Thos. T.
Morfet is general manager of the steam-
boat lines of the Erie X. R. Co.. while
Mr.. Parks is general manager of the
Chicago Rolling mills. Another director
is R. H Garrigue, son of the president
of the Germania Insurance company of
New York, and also actively connected
with the management of said company.